Hi, I’m Marcie Randall,
a photographer for people of all abilities.

I’m a Special Needs Portrait Photographer in Massachusetts. I’m also a mom of a teenage boy who has severe special needs.


My son was born in 2008 with multiple medical and developmental challenges. Getting a great photo of him is NOT easy- he struggles with eye contact, his smile is infectious but inconsistent, and he has to work hard to sit up straight. Nevertheless, we remain determined.

Years ago as I was building my business, I photographed a friend’s family. Along with her two sons, she had a daughter with Rett Syndrome. Because of her disabilities, her daughter was very challenging to photograph, and photographers were often intimidated. With my experience and familiarity with medically complex kids, I went over there with my camera and never gave it a second thought. My friend was thrilled with the images, and said, “Marcie- this is what you should be doing, photographing children with special needs.” And thus, my niche was created…

As a Mom in the special needs community, I know how precious these photos can be. And I can’t wait to capture them for you.

Marcie looks beyond the disability, capturing the true personality and beauty of the individual you know and love

I’m originally from Baltimore (yes, I am a huge Ravens and Orioles fan!) and I currently live in the Boston area with my husband, my son, and a very naughty Bassador puppy named George. I also have two amazing adult step children who impress me every day.

I’m a proud alumna of Newcomb College at Tulane University, and New Orleans is my happy place. I have a Master’s Degree in Child Development from Tufts University and a Photography Certificate from Boston University’s Center for Digital Imaging Arts. Most recently, I received certification for special needs portrait photography from  Special Kids Photography of America, where you can find me and other certified photographers near you.

Professionally, I’ve worn a lot of different hats- teaching assistant, educational textbook editor, special needs program coordinator, reading tutor, and of course, photographer. I love to ski and scuba dive, and I often dream that I am flying. Little surprise, my spirit animal is a sea turtle.

My given name is Marcie Schein, which translates to “a shining,” or “a brightness.” Most of the time I have a smile on my face, and, growing up, a lot of friends called me “Sunshine.” That always made me smile even more. Calling my business Sunschein Photography made perfect sense, and it still makes me smile.

Let’s make some sunshine

“Oh my, she captured my fairy princess so perfectly! Marcie has a great ability to keep my daughter engaged while getting some gorgeous photos for senior portraits. Her eye for detail is lovely. I am so happy with these photos!”

Marcie did an amazing job photographing my boys. She was so very generous with her time and made sure she gave each of my sons their own “time to shine.”

She did such a wonderful job capturing their innocence, personality, spirit and the love in their big, beautiful eyes. These images represent my children in a way that I see them as their mom and I will treasure them forever.”

"Marcie was referred to me by a Mom of a special needs child who thought she was great!

Planning the photo shoot was easy. Marcie was very flexible with dates, times and location.

We really enjoyed the experience and are having difficulty choosing from so many great images."

"Marcie Randall Photography" worked magic with the lens and made our entire family feel comfortable during our shoot."

"Thank you for capturing such beautiful pictures of Henry and for being so patient with us during his photo session!”

"Marcie is wonderful! Her kindness, humor, and patience made for an amazing photo shoot!"

“Working with Marcie was great. She had so much patience, and was flexible about doing poses in different places and was very open to our suggestions. She understood that our son has special needs and did not try and rush at all. She made us all comfortable, and the result were an excellent set of family photos.”

“I don't know how you managed to get him to look at the camera and smile because he rarely cooperates with photos.”

"Your pictures were outstanding, you made a somewhat stressful day at the school in the past low key and fun and your patience with each child really helped to capture the personalities and beauty of all of the students. Kudos Marcie!"

School Nurse